Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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